squared
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Verb edit
squared
- simple past and past participle of square
Adjective edit
squared (not comparable)
- (geometry) Covered with a grid of squares.
- The children were taught to plot graphs on squared paper.
- (mathematics) Raised to the second power.
Usage notes edit
When used attributively in the mathematical sense and applied to a phrase representing a mathematical or physical quantity, the adjective is usually postpositive, as in “3 squared plus 4 squared equals 5 squared”.
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covered with a grid of squares
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raised to the second power
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